Long-term results of para-aortic irradiation for patients with stage I seminoma of the testis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 741-744

  Niazi, Tamim M ^a   Souhami, Luis ^a,b   Sultanem, Khalil ^a   Duclos, Marie ^a   Shenouda, George ^a   Freeman, Carolyn ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Para aortic irradiation; Radiotherapy; Reduced fields; Seminoma; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMARKERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; X RAYS;

LYMPH NODAL IRRADIATION; SEMINOMA; TESTIS; TUMOR MARKERS;

DOSIMETRY;

TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SEMINOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 13844254878     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.06.247     Document Type: Article

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